華か族ぞく

noun

Japanese peerage (1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy

Historical term for the hereditary noble class established in the Meiji era and abolished after WWII. Often used in historical or period contexts.

See also: 五等爵

• 華か族ぞく制せい度どは明めい治じ時じ代だいに始はじまり、戦せん後ごに廃はい止しされた。

  The peerage system began in the Meiji era and was abolished after the war.